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This Week in International Disciplines

by From the USEF Communications Department | 5/19/2010 1:05:00 PM

Tucker Johnson at the Royal Windsor Horse Show (RWHS/Peter Nixon Photo) Dressage In Germany at the CDI3* Hamburg, US riders Catherine Haddad and Susie Dutta put in very respectable performances in the Grand Prix. Finishing with a solid score in the Grand Prix on Friday, Dutta and Currency DC executed a beautiful test in the Grand Prix Special to finish in second with a score of 68.667%. Haddad, with 10-year-old Hanoverian Winyamaro, her newest Grand Prix partner, were second in the Freestyle...

USEF and Show Jumping Chef d’Equipe George Morris Renew Contract through 2012

by By Joanie Morris | 1/13/2009 2:46:00 PM

George Morris (USEF Archives) By Joanie Morris Lexington, KY – The pursuit of Show Jumping excellence in the United States continues. The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and George Morris have renewed Morris’ contract to serve as Chef d’Equipe and Technical Advisor through 2012. Morris has steered the US Jumping program to tremendous success over the first four years of his tenure. His attention to detail and meticulous preparation of his teams is world renowned....

Carlee McCutcheon and Baylee McKeever Win Individual Medals on Final Day of 2023 Gotham North FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships Presented by USHJA

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian | 8/14/2023 11:00:00 AM

Traverse City, Mich. – Two U.S. athletes clinched the final gold medals at the 2023 Gotham North FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships Presented by USHJA , bringing this year’s event to an exciting conclusion at Flintfields Horse Park. Carlee McCutcheon and Coco Mercedes ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian NAYC FEI Junior Jumping Individual Championship Carlee McCutcheon (Aubrey, Texas) expertly piloted Coco Mercedes, a 2013 Westphalian mare owned by McLain Ward and Old Oak...

Debbie Smith Partners with US Equestrian to Create New Grant Opportunities for 2023 and 2024 Adequan®/USEF Junior Hunter National Championships

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 5/12/2023 3:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. - US Equestrian announces the establishment of the USEF Grant Program for the 2023 and 2024 Adequan ® /USEF Junior Hunter National Championships – East and West generously supported by Debbie Smith. Traverse City Horse Shows in Traverse City, Mich., will host the East Coast championship from June 27 through July 1, 2023, while Blenheim EquiSports in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., will host the West Coast championship from July 23 through 25, 2023. Debbie Smith established...

Elisa Wallace and Renkum Corsair Named 2022 USEF CCI3*-L Eventing National Champions, Tim Price and Coup de Coeur Dudevin Win CCI5*-L at MARS Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill presented by Brown Advisory

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/16/2022 8:00:00 PM

Elkton, Md . – The 2022 MARS Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill presented by Brown Advisory came to an exciting conclusion with Sunday’s show jumping phase. Combinations rode over solid tracks designed by Ken Krome (USA) to determine the final placings in the CCI3*-L and CCI5*-L divisions. Elisa Wallace and Renkum Corsair rose to the occasion to win the 2022 USEF CCI3*-L Eventing National Championship for the USEF Combined Training Trophy, while Tim Price (NZL) and Coup de Coeur Dudevin...

Hannah Sue Hollberg and Capitol HIM Maintain Lead in USEF CCI3*-L Eventing National Championship, Tim Price and Coup de Coeur Dudevin Take Hold of CCI5*-L After Cross-Country at MARS Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill presented by Brown Advisory

by Kathleen Landwehr, US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/15/2022 6:56:00 PM

Elkton, Md . – Saturday’s cross-country day at the MARS Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill presented by Brown Advisory was an excellent day of competition. Hannah Sue Hollberg and Capitol HIM held onto their lead in the USEF CCI3*-L Eventing National Championship, while Tim Price (NZL) and Coup de Coeur Dudevin moved into the lead in the CCI5*-L. USEF CCI3*-L Eventing National Championship Hannah Sue Hollberg and Capitol HIM (Shannon Brinkman Photo) Great displays of cross-country riding...

US Equestrian Announces Participants for the 2022 Robert Dover Horsemastership Clinic Week

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 12/15/2021 3:00:00 PM

Lexington, Ky. – US Equestrian is pleased to announce the riders who have been selected to participate in the 2022 Robert Dover Horsemastership Clinic Week (RDHCW), which is set to take place January 6-9, 2022, at the Adequan® Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Fla. The following 20 participants have been selected, listed in alphabetical order: Kasey Denny (Williston, Fla.) Maren Elise Fouché-Hanson (Colfax, Ga.) Kat Fuqua (Atlanta, Ga.) Tessa Geven (Cataula, Ga.) Daphne...

Woods Baughman Leads The Dutta Corp./USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National Championship; Adequan®/USEF Eventing Youth Team Challenge Cross-Country Concludes

by US Equestrian Communications Department | 11/13/2021 9:00:00 PM

Mill Spring, N.C. – Nearly 170 horse-and-rider combinations took to the White Oak Cross-Country course at The Dutta Corp. Tryon International Three-Day Event on Saturday, including contenders for The Dutta Corp./USEF CCI4*-L Eventing National Championship title and Adequan®/USEF Eventing Youth Team Challenge – East Coast Final. Woods Baughman and C'est La Vie 135. ©Leslie Potter/US Equestrian After rain earlier in the week, Saturday brought cool, clear skies to Tryon,...

Final Short-Format Leg of the Adequan®/USEF Eventing Youth Team Challenge Wraps Up at Woodside; Entries Close Soon for East and West Coast Finals

by Leslie Potter/US Equestrian Communications Department | 10/22/2021 8:00:00 AM

Woodside, Calif. – The last of the short-format competitions in the Adequan®/USEF Eventing Youth Team Challenge series took place October 7-10 in Woodside, California. Six horse-and-rider pairs contested the event, which is the last leg before the East and West Coast long-format finals take place in November. Pip Hayes and So Cool, winners of the Adequan/USEF Eventing Youth Team Challenge CCI2*-S at Woodside. ©Tina Fitch Photography In the CCI2*-S, Pip Hayes (Plymouth, Calif.)...

NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team Finishes with Second Place at Spruce Meadows BMO Nations Cup CSIO5*

by U.S. Equestrian Communications Department/Jump Media | 9/11/2021 9:04:00 PM

Calgary, AB, Canada – The NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team finished second in the BMO Nations Cup during the 2021 Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament CSIO5* on September 11, 2021, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Led by Chef d’Equipe Robert Ridland, the team consisted of Natalie Dean, Alex Granato, Bliss Heers, and McLain Ward. The best performance of the day came from Bliss Heers (Las Vegas, Nev.), and Antidote de Mars, an 11-year-old Selle Français stallion owned by...